The spring break edition of The Signal meant back-to-back great interviews tonight.

First up was local musician James Osterhout to discuss the new Idiomatic Desecrators album “Hit the Honky.” You can download the album free at http://reverbnation.com/desicrator1 – here are the tracks we could play within FCC rules.“We Smoked the Crack”“Stealin’ Money”“A Speedy Fest”“She’s My Dead Girlfriend” (see the video here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nh-8xmb6XGQ)

Then jazz drummer John Hollenbeck – a Binghamton native and three-time Grammy nominee – stopped by to talk about his career with the Claudia Quintet and the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble as well as his new album of jazz-arranged pop tunes called “Songs I Like A Lot” (a collaboration with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band). The John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble performs April 5 at the Goodwill Theatre in Johnson City (www.goodwilltheatre.net).

Here’s what we played:“Wichita Lineman” (from “Songs I Like A Lot”)“Bicycle Race” (from “Songs I Like A Lot”)“Canvas” (from “Songs I Like A Lot”)“Falling Man” (Grammy-nominated tune by John from “Shut Up And Dance” album and performed by Orchestre National de Jazz)“Job” – Claudia Quintet“Rainy Days/Peanut Vendor Mash-up” – Claudia Quintet“Man of Constant Sorrow” (from “Songs I Like A Lot”)Learn more about John at johnhollenbeck.com.

Don’t have a guest or a plan for next Tuesday’s show. Maybe I’ll just play some of the cool new music I’ve heard lately. Tune in to see what I come up with.

Famous Uncles of TV/Cinema (character and actor who played)
a.) Actor who played this jokester-Uncle, dated fellow Canadian singer Alanis Morrissette and became the subject of the song “You Oughta Know”
b.) Also played by a Canadian, noted for his loud car, oversized pancakes, and tobacco habits
c.) The actor who played this successful uncle also did the voice for Shredder on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
d.) This uncle performed his own hit single “Forever” with the Beach Boys.
e.) This wacky uncle really loved to laugh, but battled with equally powerful separation anxiety.

Chris Played by Charles Berman

1. Name someone who has directed and starred in the same movie. -For two points, someone who did that and also wrote the script. -For three points, someone who did those and also composed the music. 2. Name someone who has played The Master in Doctor Who. 3. What famous novelist was known as “The Master?”4. How do you become a Freemason?5. Name something you are not allowed to do on Facebook. 6. In what state is the larger Johnson City?7. What is the Alienation Effect?8. Name someone who was blacklisted in the McCarthy Era. Bonus – Name someone who was a Communist in the McCarthy Era but successfully kept it secret. 9. What film was made with a script from a first-time screenwriter after screenplays by David Mamet and Harold Pinter were rejected?10. When people put gas into cars, why does it appear to be a liquid?11. What is the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb?12. Who was Prester John?13. In Japan, it is traditional to go to what restaurant on Christmas?14. Why is an MC sometimes called a ringmaster?15. What is both a town in New York and a fictional country in a comedy movie?16. Why do very few cleaning products contain both bleach and ammonia?17. In what decade did the first science fiction magazine come out?-What was it called?18. Who hosted Jeopardy in the 1980s?19. When does the rest of the world celebrate Labour Day?20. What popular musical is scored for only harp and piano?21. For 400 points, prove the existence of God. 22. Name something only one of us has read, heard, or seen. 23. Make up a game show. Point if we like it. 24. Heads or tails?

REDBEARD

From where is the term “the whole nine yards” derived?

What was the first show to allow a toilet to be aired on television?

What is the only state who’s name is only one syllable long?

For what President was the Blueberry Jelly Bean invented?

List the 7 deadly sins.

List the 7 virtues.

List the 7 Dwarfs

Bad Genie.

Bad Superpower.

Pick Up The Panel.

TOMTOMMITYTOMTOM McTOM on the TOMS

What does the acronym MIDI stand for?

Where is the nation’s oldest operating carousel located?

Name the parasite that comes from the common house cat that causes humans to like cats more.

Which NBA team ended the ’71-72 Los Angeles Lakers 33 game winning streak?

Which U.S. President has the most parks named after him?

Doc Sonic’s questions:

What member of The Doobie Brothers is also counter terrorism consultant to the pentagon?

What country has experienced the most “coup’s d’etat”?

What is SPAM (the canned meat product) an abbreviation of?

Which state consumes the most SPAM?

According to the films’ director Luc Besson, what is the fifth element?

KARLBERNHARDSEN

William Beckford is known for having built what building over a thirty year period of time, which collapsed in 1825.

How tall was this building?

Horace Walpole is generally attributed with popularizing what style of architecture?

The popular series of children’s books by Arthur Lobel feature what two characters?

ALANAWATTSWhat is a red card?

In 1557, what did European doctors recommend to combat bad breath and cancer?

This was the final track from my set Wednesday night. A live version of Born On A Sunday, from The Art Of Noise; The Seduction Of Claude Debussy.

C-Sharp’s set:You’re On Fire – They might Be GiantsStep – Vampire WeekendGive It Back – Love Is AllFell In Love With A Girl – The White StripesLittle Talks – Of Monsters and men“Sorry” – FriendsMidnight Galactic – M83 vs Beastie BoysTeenage Icon – The VaccinesKing Of The Beach – WavesIs This Is – The Strokes

[From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday]Fun chat with Melinda Kirwin of Australian indie folk duo The Falls, talking about their new EP “Hollywood” and their recent trip to South By Southwest in Austin. It was her first U.S. radio interview, but definitely keep an eye (and ear) on them, because I think they have a sound that will get more listeners in the next year or two – if not sooner. Here are the songs from them that we played:“Home”“Hey”“Please”“Girl That I Loved”“Hollywood”Learn more about them at musicfromthefalls.com.

From there, we played a bunch of other new tunes.“Better Man” and “Bang Bang Boom Boom” – Beth Hart“Question for Einstein” – Arlon Bennett“Contamination” – Adam Marsland“Mountains” – Thousands of One“(You Will) Set the World on Fire” and “Dancing Out in Space” – David Bowie

Next week, local musician James Osterhout will join me in the studio to discuss the new Idiomatic Desecrators album “Hit the Honky.”

Questions from the Caffeine Kid:1. In what year was the first text message sent?2. What did the text message say?3. What is the most common name in the world?4. What percentage of people make their bed in the morning?5. According to ancient Greeks, what happens to redheads when they die?6. What percent of the world’s currency exists as physical cash, as opposed to being electronic?7. What are the two least productive days of the work week?8. What was the top Google search of 2012?9. What was the most number of pushups performed in a single day by one person?10. What designer burns its unused merchandise so it won’t be sold at a discount?11. How many questions per day does the average 4-year-old ask?12. “Family Guy” is banned in 7 countries. What are they?

Some say he only knows three facts about ducks and they are both wrong. Who is he?

ALANAWATTSName an animal that has been used to carry mail.

What do the odd two-digit interstate number designate?

What branch of medicine did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle practice?

Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter under what circumstances?

This does not answer the previous question: he said he could not seethe batter or the catcher but relied on what in order to accomplishthis feat?

Who directed the Aaron Burr “Got Milk” ad?

Space Invaders was so popular in Japan that it caused a coin shortage.That is just a free fact for you!

What is painted in the middle of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House?

Where did the Harlem Globetrotters originate?

When did they first visit Harlem?

Chris Played by Charles Berman

1. What comedian lived to be one hundred years old?2. What is the difference between a governor and a governess?3. What Buster Keaton film was directed by Samuel Beckett?4. What are the principal differences between the United States’ “No Child Left Behind” policy and China’s “One Child” policy?5. What was unusual about the advertising for Burma Shave?6. What is the difference between Chicago-style and New York-style pizza?7. Name something that Thomas Alva Edison either achieved or claimed credit for achieving. 8. What is a “vox pop” interview?-Why is it called that?9. How do you toast in another language?10. Please describe the plot of the play “Zoo Story.”11. What are these places known as today:Bombay, Ceylon, Burma, Formosa, Zaire, Constantinople, New Amsterdam, Christiania, the Spanish Sahara, Essequibo and Demerary, Rhodesia, Moldavia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the Holy Roman Empire, Somaliland, Tanganyika, Biafra, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Saigon, Peking, Calcutta, Madras, Leopoldville. BONUS: Name a place that should be on that list but was left off. 12. What do these three people have in common: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Oolon Colluphid. 13. What is the last verse of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic?”14. Ross Perot ran for president with which party?15. What is both a sexual orientation and a traditional role in a comedy team?16. Nine tenths of people make up what percentage of the population?17. Who sings the song “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park?”18. What do anthropophagi do? 19. When a bottle is broken over somebody’s head in a movie, what is it usually made of? 20. What does the symbol for Euros look like?21. Name a movie that was better than the book and convince us. 22. Name something only one of us has read, heard, or seen. 23. Make up a game show. Point if we like it. 24. Heads or tails?

I Think I’m In Love by BeckFri-end? by Kate NashThe Maid on the Shores by Solas Long Distance Drunk by Modest MouseBuddy Holly by WeezerPeople are People by Depeche ModeGirls on Film by Duran DuranMy Generation by the WhoTenuousness by Andrew BirdThere Is More to Life Than This by BjorkThieves Like Us (Instrumental) by New Order^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SURVIVAL TIPS:NIGHTVISION^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^June Hymn (iTunes Session) by The DecemberistsRiders on the Storm by The DoorsOn the Sea by Beach HouseHappy Birthday by Altered ImagesI’m Slowly Turning Into You by the White StripesKyrie Eleison by Sinead O’ConnorCall it Off by Tegan and SaraSmokin’ from Shootin’ by My Morning Jacket Youth Without Youth by Metric

Blane:Ignition (Remix)-R. KellySee You at the Lights-1990sTangled Up in Blue-Bob DylanForeplay/Long Time-BostonGhost Song-Jim MorrisonSydney (I’ll Come Running)-Brett DennenEverybody’s Got a Cousin in Miami-Jimmy BuffettListen to the Darkside-Charlie MarsThe High Road-Broken BellsNight By Night-ChromeoDog Days are Over-Florence and the Machine

Will (tentative):Do it Anyway-Ben Folds FiveYou’ve Got the Love-Florence and the MachineCall it What You Want-Foster the PeopleAtmosphere-Joy DivisionAngel-Massive AttackSatellite-TV on the RadioBuilding Steam with a Grain of Salt-DJ ShadowThe Lengths-The Black KeysIf I Ever Leave This World Alive-Flogging MollyGoin’ to Acapulco-Jim James and Calexico

[From 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday]Really awesome show tonight with fellow DJ Brian McKinley finally getting to interview rock singer/songwriter Reid Paley (after Brian saw him perform with Black Francis of the Pixies in Ithaca). Afterward, Brian played some of his tunes, and Doc Sonic stopped by to join the discussion of music, Manhattan traffic and more. Here’s what was played:“Ugly Life” – Paley & Francis“Surprise” – Reid Paley“No Regrets” – The Five (Paley’s old band)“Deconstructed” – Paley & Francis“Same to Me” – The Five

If you want to know more about Paley, go online to www.reidpaley.com.

Then, after the extensive roundup of events happening around the region this weekend, I fit a couple of tracks from the new David Bowie release “The Next Day”: “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” and “How Does the Grass Grow?” I’m sure I’ll play more of the album in subsequent weeks.

Next Tuesday, I’ll chat with members of cool Australian band The Falls (musicfromthefalls.com) about their new EP, “Hollywood.” Don’t miss it.

1. What is the number for the police?2. What kind of fish does McDonald’s use in the Filet-O-Fish?3. Name someone who has played God.4. What is the actual main ingredient in most modern oatmeal?5. Many of the greatest Egyptian artifacts are in the British Museum rather than anywhere in Egypt. Why? 6. Who decides the winners of the Academy Award?7. What is both a vacuum cleaner and a dam?8. NASA scientists have observed something called the Vomit Comet. What is it?9. How do people with long handlebar moustaches get them to keep their shape?10. What is tofu made of?11. When Ricky was supposedly speaking Spanish on “I Love Lucy,” what language was he actually speaking?12. Name a city and what its system of underground rapid train transport is called. 13. What is the difference between a phallus and a fallacy?14. Name an English word with an irregular plural. 15. How do you tell a men’s hat from a ladies’ hat?16. In what country were people charged a beard tax?17. Please describe the plot of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. 18. What do bald eagles have on their heads instead of hair?19. What is natural philosophy?20. What common ingredient in cigarettes is also very frequently found in throat lozeneges?21. Please describe Kazimir Malevich’s painting “Black Square.”22. How does the Kyrie from Mozart’s requiem go?23. Name something only one of us has read, heard, or seen. 24. Make up a game show. Point if we like it. 25. Heads or tails?

REDHAIRRING

1. How tall was Napoleon?

2. How many senses do humans have?

3. What was the life expectancy in the middle ages?

4. Who said, “Well behaved women rarely make history?”

5. What is the forbidden fruit?

6. What color is Mars?

7. There are 50 states in the United States – how many commonwealths are there, and name

them.

8. How long do penguins mate for?

9. Should you wake up a sleepwalker? Why or why not?

10. Who invented the first printing press?

REDBEARD

1) What was the first album to sell over 100,000 copies?

2) Who is the only member of ZZ Top that doesn’t have a beard?

3) What is the song “American Pie” written about?

4) What famous band was known by the namesTea Set, Sigma 6, The Screaming Abdabs and Leonard’s Lodgers before settling on their final name?

5) What does the word “Ringo” mean in Japaneese?

6) Who is the oldest person to ever top the charts?

7) What are the advantages of a Grand Piano over an upright piano?

8) What genre causes termites to eat wood twice as fast as normal?

9) What is carved on Jimi Hendrix’s tomb stone?

10) Bad Genie

11) Bad Superhero

12) Pick up the panel

DOCSONICWhat is a “tippler’s cane”

What single writer wrote the famous phrases “the great unwashed”, “the pen is mightier than the sword”, “pursuit of the allmighty dollar”, and the famous opening line “It was a dark and stormy night”?

What does a Rabologist do?

What is “Semantic Satiation”?

BUTTERSCOTCHJONES

1.What is the only continent that does not contain any native reptiles?

2.What is Brad Pitt’s real, full name?

3.In the movie Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, what was the name of Daphne’s successful TV show?

4.What is the difference between Coconut Juice and Coconut Milk?

5.What was the first major Hollywood film to show a toilet flushing?

6.What do I tell people my favorite color is? Bonus if you can guess what my actual favorite color is.

“That’s All”- Genesis“You May Be Right”- Billy Joel“Rock Wit U”- Ashanti“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”- Elton John and Kiki Dee“Friday I’m In Love”- The Cure“Stay”- The Four Seasons“Cupid’s Chokehold”- Gym Class Heroes“Miss World”- Hole“We Can Work It Out”- The Beatles“Like A Virgin”- Madonna“Bad Reputation”- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts“Very Ape”- Nirvana“Night Fever”- The Bee Gees“Just A Girl (Live/Acoustic)”- No Doubt “Dearest”- Buddy Holly“Get Off My Cloud”- The Rolling Stones“I Won’t Back Down”- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers“The Preamble”- School House Rock“Hey You”- Pink Floyd“Tears On My Pillow”- from Grease“Sorry For It All”- Dead Sara“We Are The World”- USA For Africa

Because the Night by Patti SmithMandinka by Sinead O’ConnorThe Hours by Beach HouseBizarre Love Triangle by New OrderDo You Realize??? by the Flaming LipsRoad to Nowhere by Talking HeadsWarning Sign by Local Natives^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SURVIVAL TIPS:HOW TO BUILD A FIREHOW TO MAKE A FLOTATIONDEVICEFROMJEANS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hit by SugarcubesAll Day and All Night by the KinksCommunication Breakdown by Led ZeppelinChain of Fools by Aretha FranklinVenus as a Boy by BjorkSunday Morning by No Doubt(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by Otis ReddingBaby Ntsoare by Miriam MakebaThat Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) by Johnny CashBrian Eno by MGMTBlank Frank by Brian EnoEverything Will Be Alright by the Killers

Thank you from TROUT, THEROCKANDPRINCESSBUBBLEGUM. TUNE IN NEXTTIMEFORLOVE.

1) Name one of the four US Presidents who’s first letter of their first name and first letter of theirlast name are the same.

2) What is the Shwartz?3) Bad Genie.4) Bad Super Hero.5) Pick up the panel.

EDGARALLEN

1. What was the last year the French used the guillotine for an execution?

1. How long was the longest game of Monopoly?

1. What two mammals don’t have belly buttons?

1. What was gin called in the 16th century?

What was table tennis officially called upon its creation in 1889?

CHRISPLAYED BY CHARLESBERMAN

1. What destructive world event happened on 1 September 1973?2. What Man is literally an island?3. What has James Lipton from “Inside the Actors’ Studio” actually acted in?4. What secret message do many people think is hidden backward in Beatles recording and on the cover of Abbey Road?5. What magazine published L. Ron Hubbard’s first article on Scentology?6. Who was Wee Willie Keeler?7. Why do the Atlanta Braves have more fans from all around the US than most baseball teams?8. What is both a kind of sea vessel and a kind of garbage?9. What is the only Shakespeare play that has never been filmed for movies or TV?-Why wasn’t it?-Which organization filmed ALL of the other ones?10. Name a worthy charitable organization. 11. Name something a Monty Python member has performed in/written other than Monty Python. 12. In the 1980s, why did the US government pay large sums of money to Osama bin Laden?13. Why did con artists become known as “snake oil salesmen?”14. “Monopoly” is based on what real city?15. What was Bill Mahaer’s show before “Real Time” called?-Why was it cancelled?16. How does the Kyrie from Mozart’s requiem go?17. Name something only one of us has read, heard, or seen. 18. Heads or tails?

Alana Watts

What is both a date and a complete sentence?

What was the main function of THEMIRACULOUSCHAIR OF PALERMO?

Pink Floyd got their name from what two blues musicians?

Comic sans font was inspired by what?

What was Play-Doh’s original use?

Before pie, what was the dessert more commonly known as?

Name anything written by Kilgore Trout!

Matt Greenberg: 1. How long is a year on Mercury?2. Who is Roderick Jaynes?3. How often is a hebdomadal event?4. Write a haiku about your favorite panelist.5. How many fingers am I holding up?

John Lennon- Just like starting overBright Eyes- First Day of my lifeThe Doors- Love her madly Amy Winehouse- Rehab Elton John- Benny and the JetsCold War Kids- Hang me up to dryRadiohead- The bendsDuran Duran- Rio REM- The one I loveTalking Heads- Burning down the houseBeck- New pollutionWeezer- Good lifePink Floyd- have a cigarLed Zeppelin- Good times bad timesNirvana- Smells like teen spirit Police- Roxanne The Clash- London Calling

Nostalgia 77-Seven Nation ArmyAceyalone & Omid-When The Sun Took A Day Off And The Moon Stood StillWax Audio-Born In A Bad PlaceFlaming Groovies-Jumpin In The NightWanda Jackson-Nervous BreakdownRed Elvises-200 Flying Girls

Great to talk with Amoreena Wade, Brian Nayor and Jessica Nogaret about “The MENding Monologues,” and to hear Brian’s monologue from the show. It will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at KNOW Theatre in Binghamton as a fundraiser for the Crime Victims Assistance Center. For more information or to make a reservation, call (607) 724-4341.

After that, we rounded off the show with some music:“Be Still” – Robyn Hitchcock (NEW)“Stereotypes” – Blur“Zombies” – Space“Brecon Beacons” – Supergrass

Questions from Caffeine Kid:1. Rock legend Chubby Checker filed a lawsuit last month. Why?2. What is the name of the dog seen in the RCA logo?3. Who was the only president to be a licensed bartender?4. What is the most number of children born to the same woman?5. According to NASA, how long should the perfect nap last?6. How much do you have to make a year to be among the world’s wealthiest 1 percent?7. Why does a deck of cards have 52 cards and four suits?8. Who coined the term “nerd”?9. After chocolate and vanilla, what is the world’s most desired flavor?10. What is the world’s No. 1 tire manufacturer?11. What was going to be the original name for the “Powerpuff Girls”?12. What nation consumes the most macaroni & cheese than any other?

THEREDHAIRRING1) What is significant about the name Richard Parker?2) Which celebrity has recently been resurrected to start in a commercial for GalaxyChocolate?3) In the famous “Poppy Field” from the Wizard of Oz, what is the snow made of?4) What is Pixar an acronym for?5) What happened on “the day the music died?”6) Name one of Robin Sparkles sings.7) What would you give up for lent?8) What was the last song Oscar Hammerstein II wrote?9) Name one stage production Julie Andrews was in?10) How many presidents have seen themselves in Walt Disney World’s Hall of Presidents?

REDBEARD

- In what Ancient Civilization is the root of the word “migraine” based?

- Assume the Multiverse theory is true, and describe another universe that has only one detail different from ours, but is hilarious.

- Name something that has made someone on the panel cry their own tears..

- You are in a bar, to pick up the panel.

- Who is banned from editing the Scientolgy Wikipedia page?

- In what city are 90% of the world’s diSco balls manufactured?

- What was the only crime that Joan of Arc was found guilty for?

- Who is Mary Mcleod Bethune?

- Bad Genie

- Bad Super Power

CHRISPLAYED BY CHARLESBERMAN(The secret word is “gargoyle”).

1. What causes natural gas to have its distinctive smell?2. If someone asks you to participate in bacchanalia, what do they want you to do?3. Around 1850, pocket watches were not known as pocket watches. What were they called instead?4. What famous performer had a song about failed postal delivery?5. What famous writer went into hiding when he had a fatwa issued against him saying he should be killed?Bonus – Why?6. What did Gilbert Gottfriend say that got him fired?7. What is/was a communard?8. Who or what is on the Washington DC state quarter?Bonus – What other things that are not US states have state quarters?9. In what country is The Pirate Bay hosted?10. What do Edward Nigma and Matthew Lesko have in common?11. Many people in Europe participate in the practice of cultivating and eating moldy, solidified milk. What is this called?12. Why do actors say “break a leg” instead of “good luck?”-Why is “Macbeth” considered cursed?-Or explain another theatre superstition. 13. How do you make beer?14, With what song did Laurel and Hardy posthumously hit number two on the British charts?15. What is a Panama hat made of?-And in what country are most of them made?16. Who dumped cockroaches on David Letterman?17. What are Hawaiian Shirts called in Hawaii?18. What cuisine commonly uses chocolate in savory main courses?19. The Lone Ranger’s assistant was called Tonto. What does that mean in Spanish?20. What is both a language and a kind of orange?21. How does the Kyrie from Mozart’s requiem go?22. Name something only one of us has read, heard, or seen. 23. Make up a game show. Point if we like it.

This show was an hour and a half longer and started that much earlier, and DJ Salinger took that half. Check out her page ( http://www.whrwfm.org/shows/notes-from-underground/sunny-sunday-afternoon/ ) for the first part of the playlist! dj gomez happened to play:

Earth Intruders by BjorkPassive Manipulation by the White StripesBlack Balloon by the KillsGirls! Girls! Girls! by Liz PhairHaiti by Arcade FireThe Socialites by Dirty ProjectorsGloria by Patti SmithWar Child by the CranberriesDear Prudence by Siouxsie and the BansheesSweet Jane by Cowboy Junkies———————————SURVIVALTIP #3HOW TO SURVIVELIZARDATTACKS———————————Little Babies by Sleater-KinneyBloody Ice Cream by Bikini KillRomance by Wild FlagBachelorette by BjorkLove or Prison by Blonde Redhead^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^RAYETHEAPPRENTICEMercedes Benz by Janis JoplinPoision & Wine by the Civil WarsAluminum Can by The Ditty Bops^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Just Like a Woman by Nina SimoneLemonade by CocoRosie

This week’s episode provides a conclusion of Sunjata. I discuss the role of magic, culture vs. nature and Sunjata’s sense of justice. Next week I open a discussion on Thiong’os A Grain of Wheat. You don’t wanna miss it!